If all of your spells cost four mana or less, you won't need as many lands as a player sporting multiple cards that cost seven or eight mana
You play Rakdos colors, you run as many Lizards as possible, and you profit
As well as its very pretty illustration facing the final Squirtle evolution underwater, its just as Venusaur ex, with the ability to deal more damage
After it dies, you can recur it by spending some mana and exiling cards from your foe's graveyard and then flashing it out later as needed
It kept Crystal Pokmon going and doubled down on experimental art (wide-angle shots, hand-drawn textures, and bold color choices)
Self-mill enablers are something Wizards of the Coast has really taken to in precons like this one or the Warhammer 40K Necron deck, and its a good thing especially if you end up swapping in Moira and Teshar